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Enhancing security in a wireless network

US8670746B2 · kind B2 · utility

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53References

10Claims

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Assignee

Hart Communication Foundation · US

Inventors

Wallace A. Pratt, Jr. · Pflugerville, US
Mark J. Nixon · Round Rock, US
Eric D. Rotvold · West St. Paul, US
Robin S. Pramanik · Karlsruhe, DE
Thomas L. Phinney · Glendale, US
Tomas P. Lennvall · Västerås, SE
Yuri Zats · Menlo Park, US
Frederick Enns · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 10, 2008
Grant date	Mar 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 26, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W80/00
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of enhancing security in a wireless mesh communication network operating in a process control environment and including a plurality of wireless network devices includes processing a join request from a wireless device wishing to join the wireless mesh communication network, providing a limited network functionality to the wireless device if the join request is granted, requesting a complete approval of the wireless device; and granting a full network functionality to the wireless device if the complete approval of the wireless device is received.

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